Why the DOJ Picked Texas First
Though the Court struck down Section 4 of the law, which more or less creates an automatic preclearance requirement, Section 3 of the VRA provides another way to subject particular areas to oversight: If that region was found to have recently discriminated against minorities at the polls, the courts can enforce the preclearance requirement on it for a set time period. This is what’s known as the “bail-in” provision of the law.
Texas is a prime target for “bail-in” duty, precisely because last year, in a case called Texas v. Holder, a three-judge panel in a Washington district court found that the state’s redistricting maps were racially discriminatory.
Holder v Texas
Appeal Court Judge Tatel - Clinton
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District Court Judge Collyer - Bush Appointee
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District Court Wilkins - Obama appointee
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